Earpiece for eyeglasses.



v. WHITE. EARPIECE FOR EYEGLASSES. APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 23, 1912.

1,069,833,, Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH cm. WASHINGTON, D r.

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EAR-PIECE FOE EYEGLASSES.

Application filed November 23, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERNEST VICTOR itian, asubject of the King of Great Britaim, and resident of \Velland, in thecounty of \Velland and Province of Ontario, Can ada, have invented newand useful Improvements in Ear-pieces for Eyeglasses, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in ear pieces for eye glasses.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide an improved earpiece, in jointed members or parts, adapted to be readily adjusted tothe ear and to allow a desirable and pleasant contact of the ear piecewhen the eye glasses attached thereto are adjusted to position; andsecond, to provide means, whereby the members of the ear piece securelyengage the ear when the upper member of the ear piece is tensioned bymeans of the usual chain, cord, or other fastening connecting the earpiece to the eye glasses.

The invention consists of an ear piece composed of upper and lowersections, pivotally jointed together, and means on the upper part of theupper section for the attachment of an eye glass cord, chain, or otherflexible fastening.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation of the hinged earpiece, in position attached to an eye glass, by means of a chain, all ofwhich are in position on the broken outlines of a person. Fig. 2 is anenlarged elevation of the hinged ear piece with an eye glass chain, orcord, attached to the upper member thereof, said cord being broken. Fig.3 is an enlarged elevation of the hinged connection of the members ofthe ear piece, which are shown broken a distance from said hinge.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

In the drawing, A is the hinged ear piece comprising an upper member 2,and a lower member 3, of suitable material and preferably of steel, orresilient wire, and of suitable size and shape. In Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawing, the members 2 and 3, are shown hinged together by means of alink 4, and in Fig. 8 of the drawing said members are shown hingedtogether by direct hinge connection one to the other, as at 8. Variousways and means may be employed for hinging the members together, and atthe parts immediately behind the ear. The ear is indicated by 5, and thelobe portion thereof Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented A11 12,1913.

Serial No. 733,108.

by 6, in broken lines, in order to show the ear piece in position, andin full lines.

The upper part of the member 2, has an eyelet 9, and one end of thechain 10 is securely attached thereto, the opposite end of the chain issecurely attached to an end part of the eyeglasses 12, in the usualmanner, said eye glasses rest on the nose 13, of a person, and shown inbroken lines. Should the chain be pulled taut, the tendency of themember 3, is to hug the lower portion of the ear, and more especiallythe lobe portion, and the greater strain or tension brought upon thechain the more firmly and effective is the grip of the member 3, to theear, yet without the least inconvenience to the wearer. This light butsecure clamping action of the members 2 and 3 results from the locationof the eyelet 9 on the upper part of the section 2, preferablysubstantially at the crest thereof.

The ear piece being hinged, as shown, is superior and effective for thepurpose of holding or retaining eye glasses in position, and also whenthe eye glasses are removed from position, or hanging 011 the ear bymeans of the ear piece and chain.

The important feature and element in this invention is the members whichcomprise the ear piece proper, being hinged or pivotally connectedtogether, in order that the said members may find a substantial andsomewhat equalized hearing or lodgment behind the ear, and the locationof the chain or cord attaching device 9 at the upper part of the uppermember 2. By the fact of the members being hinged, or loosely connectedtogether, the hinge allows the balled ends of the ear piece to bebrought closer together by the tensioning of the chain, thereby causingthe ear piece to adhere the more closely and efliciently to the car,without inconveniencing the wearer.

It is possible to make the ear piece comprised of more members thanshown and described, and hinged or pivotally connected one to the other,or connected together by means of one or more links 4, but I prefer twomembers hinged, or linked, one to the other. The hinge and link referredto can be constructed without the same irritating or unpleasantlyaffecting the ear. Formerly ear pieces have been composed of one piece,and experience has proved that they frequently break, on account of theweakening of the ear piece by frequently adjusting the 2. An ear piecefor eye glasses composed of upper and lower curved mem ers p1votallyointed together the upper member being formed into an eyelet which islocated 15 substantially at the crest of said upper member.

ERNEST VICTOR WHITE.

. Vitnesses:

JOHN H. HENDRY, RICHARD BUTLER.

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